Cessna 172M N12376

Summary

On 28 October 1999 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N12376 was involved in an accident near MacKay, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 October 1999 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

MacKay, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Star S Ranch

Coordinates

43.9494, -113.8408

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N12376

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sandpoint → Hailey

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA00LA010

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to land at the proper touchdown point. Factors include a wind gust, a grass runway, and a drop-off into rough terrain at the end of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While making a precautionary landing at a remote grass airstrip, the aircraft did not touch down until after it had floated at least one-quarter of the way down the 5,000 foot long grass runway. After touchdown, and prior to the pilot applying brakes, a gust of wind lifted the aircraft back into the air. After touching down a second time, the pilot applied maximum braking, but he was unable to stop the aircraft before it departed the end of the runway and went over a 20 foot drop-off. At the bottom of the drop-off, the aircraft encountered rough/uneven terrain where it experienced a collapse of the nose gear and one main gear leg.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.